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Resolve, To Develop an Appropriate Commemorative License Plate Decal for Combat Service
Sec. 1 Development of decal. Resolved: That the Director of the Bureau of Veterans' Services within the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall convene a working group composed of combat veterans to develop an appropriate manner of commemorating combat service in the form of one or more commemorative license plate decals. The working group shall examine the appropriateness of developing a single decal versus the use of decals representing the following combat badges: Army Combat Infantry Badge, Army Combat Medic Badge, Army Combat Action Badge, Combat Action Ribbon and Combat Action Medal. If the working group determines that a single decal is appropriate, it shall design the decal in consultation with the Secretary of State. The director and the Secretary of State shall report the findings and recommendations of the working group to the Joint Standing Committee on Transportation no later than November 30, 2007. The Secretary of State shall include with the report draft legislation to make appropriate changes to law to implement the recommendations of the working group; and be it further
Sec. 2 Authorization to submit legislation. Resolved: That the Joint Standing Committee on Transportation may submit a bill related to the subject matter of the working group’s report under section 1 to the Second Regular Session of the 123rd Legislature.